Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-20

BASE BALL.

Base ball leagues are still spyingluS mp.
The Athletics Will take no practice trip
. this SEASON
Hub Collins has signed with Louisville
He will GET 81, 500 for the season
Jim Hart also gives it as his opinion thai
the new rules viii not Last over q month
American Association moguls apparently
have 4 very high regard for the blacklist.
The boys will have to look out the com
inc ummer. All fines imposed viii 90.
No deviation.
Mike Kelly was completely lost sight oi
during last week on account OF the two
big meetings
Keefe. Welch. O'ROurke, Dorgan anu
/ Ewing have not vet signed with the Ne"
( Yorks. hut no trouble II anticipated.
Ed. Williamson SAYS that had he known
I Kelly. Gore and Dalrymple were 10 De
. released. he would never have consented
TO sign 4 Chicago contract.
RodbOurne's idea about the new rules Is
/ that what one player loses another Will
gain. He doesn't think batting Will ne
Increased, Out lie uOC7 llAHN AA-N So
will be longer than formerly.
The blacklist feature OF the proceedings
of the late Association meeting Is the
biggest bluff yet attempted by that organ-
izariOn.
Sharsig now comes to the front with an
offer 10 go 81, 900 higher Tor Latham thah
any one else. The parrot may yet lie
come a Mike Kelly.
The Champions of the World got -
much Doodle out OF the last series that the
Second n will give Nondy a small chance
10 catch even.
The Interstate Commerce bill VIII oe
frl, most by the minor league clubs u
in. the month of April. The cincelhng OF
dates has already set in.
There's something wrODg when a preach
er gets 800 and a base ball pitcher gets
3. UUO.-Sum Jones. Yes, indeed, there Is,
Sammy. The preacher has mistaken his
calling. -PltsbUrg Sportsman.
Larkin. who has all along refused to
sigu unless his terms were acceded 10, put
his signature To II Athletic contract last
week. Il is presumed that he got what
be wanted.
Jerry Denny will Of cOurse play in In
d~ianapoliS. He SAYS be never mad the
remark which has been attributed Ia him
that he would not play with the HooslerS.
Of course YOU didn't, Jerry.
In order TO prevent the -heddirg OF blood
we would suggest that the Cncinnatis and
Lonisvilles make their first game a tie
But no: the umpire can come IN for a small
Sr,tion OF blame ''under the new rules.
Property must he pretty cheap in Brook
lvu when RoSeman can become the posses
~or OF two houses and a saloon on the saw
ings OF SIX months salary rs a ball player.
Sixteen men OF the Philadelphia Climb.
under the leadership OF Manager Harry
Wright. lett Tuesday morning 10 put in a
week or two practlcIng in The South. On
April the Philadelphlas are expected To
Omen their S~O.UuO grounds IN a game with
the Athletics.
For several weeks past the members Of
the Twelfth Regiment, y. c., ;. y. y,
have been e~ndeavOrIDE "a form a base ball
league composed OF men in the various
militia regiments OF New York and Oott-
lvn. hut their efforts have met with 10
SucrrS~. At . meeting held in the armory
Monday night It was finally decided 10
abandon the scheme.
Now that indianapolis is the club that
Viii do battle with Washington and Boston
Tor tai end h0nOTS. clubs and managers
ur.ei nn longer exhaust their energies hv
tn, weariSomc Journey 20 the hot and dusty
Willis ui Kansas, and the tru-ty umpire
offers mp a PRAYER OF Thanksgiving. grateful.
Tor his iriivrrance from this. the Most
dreaded and dangerous OF his fields OF IA
iror.
Ferguson; the Philadelphia pitcher, had
a long conversation with Harry Wright
before the Phillies left for the south.
which resulted in the former refusing Ia
sign for next season. Ferguson wants
5000. and -. juU was offered 10 HIM.
lie was, however. willing Ia compromise
on =. IN. bu; Tins, too. was refused.
Harry Wright and hi, hi,een players went
To Savannah without coming 20 any agree
ment with the great pitcher.
Durham Is working up his April dates.
The H0osicrs will play their first game on
April ! with the C~inCinnatIs. This Will
he followed by three games with the -.
Louis on April I. ; and :, and twO games
with the Louisville club on the eth and
, 9TH. The indianapolis club will play in
/ Cincinnati on the "a. IN Louisville on the
9th and in -. Louis on the llth. l2th and
. 18th. The League season will be opened
/ April - with the Detroit club.
Landlord stiles, who kept the Troy
House IN Troy, y. !, in l-79, was some
what OF a lester. During the visit of the
Cincinnati League club 10 that city he
prepared special supper bill for the team,
and among the list was Cincinnati oy>-
t,r, -p,ckled or fried. II was = new dish
To- the gang and they eagerly took To It.,
aud not a man failed to order their home
/ oysters; hut YOU can imagine their disgust
when the waiter brought them in pigs
feet.
President Young officially announces
/ the PLAYERS under contract with the Indian
I apOlls club - follows John W. Glass
cock. Jerry Denny, GsOrge MverS, Henry
BOYLE. George Mappes. John Healy, Frank
Graves, John Kirby, Emmett Seery, John
CahllI, J.. c Mc,icachy, John Arundel,
| Joseph quinn. J.. L. AXE. William Call-n-
der. -. H. Shomberg. +. f. roohy. {. +.
/ EaS>ett and VI. VI. Hackett. The club will
have a strong intield, and Is well supplied
with pitchers and CItCheTS.